Fill in the Blanks Fill in the Blanks Union JackOnline version Fill in the blanks with the correct information about the British Flag. by Uriel 1 maritime military English Navy red cross 1545 English Cavalry Historically the first recorded use of the on a flag within England dates back to its use as a flag used within the in . 2 St Andrew's Saint George Saint Andrew St Patrick's The Scottish flag , which is also called cross , owes its origins to the martyr of . 3 1809 1945 1606 The first edition of the Union Jack flag originated in . 4 Ireland Scotland The acts of Union in 1707 formally United England and into the same country Great Britain . 5 red X blue x 1901 1801 white x In the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were formally united into the nation now named the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in order to represent this edition of Ireland into the kingdom the flag was again changed with a .